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Horsehead Nebula

Posted on July 23, 2009 | Comments Off on Horsehead Nebula

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Interesting that this configuration has been out there since the late Nineteenth Century.

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Today’s pretty picture

Posted on April 6, 2008 | Comments Off on Today’s pretty picture

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The Horsehead Nebula’s neighborhood. That’s the horsehead, the little black thing below center and just to the left. A mere 1,500 light years away. Only take a few months with a good star drive, though the folks at home would all be gone by the time you came back. Minor detail. 

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